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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Lamido Sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbankpaymentoffice@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:23:38 -0800
Subject: RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Zaria Street, Off SamuelAkintola Street,
Garik 11, Garik-Abuja.



OurRef:CBN0XX2/987
>From The Desk Of
Lamido Sanusi the New Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN

RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

>From the records of Foreign Beneficiaries who have not received their
payment from the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, your name was discovered as
next on the list of the Beneficiaries who have not received their
payments.We wish to inform you that your contract/inheritance payment file
under reference number NNPC/NIG/XX099/006 has been approved for immediate
crediting into your nominated bank account immediately without any other
further delay after the final endorsement of your Fund Release Order
Document.

Hereby mandate Oceanic Bank of Nigeria PLC to make this payment of
US$25.000,000.00 being your contract /inheritance fund into your nominated
bank account once you contact the BANK.You are strongly advised to Contact
The foreign remittance office of Oceanic Bank of Nigeria PLC in the name
of Mr.Peter Bosea,Here In Nigeria on Email address
(centralbankpaymentoffice@o2.pl ) for more information.

While contacting Mr.Peter Bosea , let him to understand that I Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi THE NEW executive governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
directed you to contact him for the final release of your already approved
over-due contract/inheritance fund of the said amount (US$25.000, 000.00)
make sure you contact him together with your Information such as:

(1) Your Full Name and address:
(2) Mobile/Fax number#:
(3) Bank Details where you want the money to be transferred for you:
(4) Age and occupation.

For more directives,

Lastly you are warned to disregard any other contact with other offices or
Banks unless as been directed by this Bank, We are very sorry for the
plight you have gone through in the past.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction.

And once again congratulations.

Yours faithfully.
Lamido Sanusi.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)




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